I received a copy of A DAY AND A LIFE by Penelope Wilcock,
part of “the Hawk and the Dove” series, from Lion Fiction via Kregel in
exchange for an honest review. I have
read other books in this series, and I must say each book gets better and
better. I keep becoming more invested in
the characters.
A DAY AND A LIFE focuses on two monks, Brother Cedd and
Brother Colin. They live at St. Alcuin’s
Monastary, where they question if they will ever find their place as God has
intended. I love reading about their feelings
of self-doubt. No, I’m not a horrible
person like that (I hope!). Rather, it
feels real. Everyone struggles with
doubt at different times in their life, and these two show that even monks are
human.
Part of what I love best about this series is how Penelope
Wilcock paints us a beautiful realistic image of monastic life. I haven’t had the pleasure of reading other
books about monks (although I was told by someone that REDWALL shows monk life
well. Um…this series is realistic. REDWALL is about talking animals).
I highly recommend all of the books in “the Hawk and the
Dove” series to fans of historic fiction and Christian fiction.
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